전이

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 轉移.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ni]
• Phonetic hangul: [저(ː)니]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeoni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeon'i
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏni
Yale Romanization?	cēn.i

Noun

전이 • (jeoni) (hanja 轉移)

1. transition
2. (medicine) metastasis

   이 단백질의 폐암세포 증식 및 전이 조절 기전

   i danbaekjir-ui pyeamsepo jeungsik mit jeoni jojeol gijeon

   the regulatory mechanism of this protein on the proliferation and metastasis of lung cancer cells